California
Complete coverage for California can be found below. (Return to States List)
Information & Analysis
November, 2010
November, 2008
- CA-4: 29,000 Ballots Remain to be Counted (11/19/08)
February, 2008
- 50,000 L.A. Primary Votes Uncountable (2/12/08)
Commentary
2010
- The 2010 Statewide Ballot Issues (11/16/10)
2009
News Wire
Election law news from across the country concerning California
February, 2013
January, 2013
November, 2012
- States crack down on campaigning nonprofits (11/26/12)
October, 2012
September, 2012
August, 2012
June, 2012
- AP says Proposition 28, on term limits, passing (6/06/12)
- Election: Prop 28 Would Change Term Limit Law (6/01/12)
April, 2012
- Independent candidates to highlight new top-two election system (4/19/12)
- Voter fraud allegations raise possibility of challenge in Vernon (4/12/12)
March, 2012
November, 2011
October, 2011
August, 2011
- S.F. Mayor's Race to Test new public finance law (8/16/11)
- Californians want ballot-measure system reform (8/15/11)
July, 2011
- San Francisco ballot thief keeps up fight (7/14/11)
- Redistricting: Panel CancelsSecond Draft of Legislative Map (7/12/11)
June, 2011
May, 2011
- Assembly Passes Measure to Change Impact of Electoral College (5/24/11)
- Electoral College Should be Scrapped (5/23/11)
- CA-36: Second Runoff Hangs in Balance as Absentees Loom (5/23/11)
- Former Mayor Talks Renewables and Ranked Choice Voting, While Reminiscing (5/13/11)
March, 2011
September, 2010
- Judge OKs San Francisco's ranked voting system (9/14/10)
- Agreement nears on vote handling steps (9/07/10)
August, 2010
- Calif. to make voting easier for college students (8/24/10)
- Calif. probe spotlights absentee ballot abuse (8/10/10)
July, 2010
- Lawsuit challenges legislation implementing open primary election (7/30/10)
- PDA, Internet voting raises legal questions in California (7/27/10)
- SF Voters Could See Same-Day Registration; Some Supes Don't Like (7/21/10)
June, 2010
- Legislators Take Up Issue Of Polling Places In Sex Offender Homes (6/29/10)
- Mail voters can check status of their ballot (6/18/10)
- Many Nevadans, Californians vote by mail in primary (6/10/10)
- California Voters Back Election Overhaul (6/09/10)
- Voters face election-reform measures (6/04/10)
- Election Day Voter Registration Approved by the State Senate (6/03/10)
May, 2010
- Prop. 15 calls for public funding of elections (5/24/10)
- Non-Citizen Voting Proposed In SF School Elections (5/18/10)
- Calif. bill increases scrutiny of voting systems (5/17/10)
April, 2010
- Merced County seeks removal from Federal Voting Rights Act's restrictions (4/27/10)
- Voter registration going digital on iPad? (4/07/10)
- Same Day Voter Registration In California? (4/06/10)
- Court Hears Challenge To SF's Ranked Choice Voting System (4/01/10)
March, 2010
- Push for same-day voter registration (3/08/10)
January, 2010
- Yee proposes law to let voters register on election day (1/26/10)
- Proposed law could help U.S. voters register online (1/25/10)
December, 2009
September, 2009
- Runner sues Attorney General over ballot wording (9/28/09)
- DA Probing ACORN Voter Registrations (9/22/09)
- Immigrant-rights activist to fight voter fraud charges (9/22/09)
- Bill to Lower Voter Registration Age Heads to Governor (9/14/09)
- Yamada bill would test-run all-mail elections (9/10/09)
- Voting Rights Act no longer justified (9/08/09)
August, 2009
- Long road to a constitutional convention (8/31/09)
July, 2009
- Assemblyman pushes vote by mail clarification bill (7/09/09)
- Latino rights activist pleads not guilty to voter fraud charges (7/08/09)
- Balance of whites, nonwhites on L.A. voter rolls closer to reality, Times poll finds (7/06/09)
June, 2009
- Registration fraud investigation 'odd,' experts say (6/28/09)
- County May Use Ranked-Choice Voting in 2010 Elections (6/25/09)
- Veteran Latino-rights advocate charged with voter fraud (6/25/09)
- Man gets three years probation for voter fraud (6/18/09)
- Owner of registration company pleads guilty to voter fraud (6/16/09)
- Court of Appeal Upholds Injunction Requiring Election Materials Access (6/16/09)
- Many rely on mail-in ballots (6/06/09)
April, 2009
- Voting machine firm will pay up (4/28/09)
- Voter fraud plays a role in voter disenfranchisement (4/23/09)
- Bill would require photo ID to vote (4/21/09)
- Justices Let Stand Ruling Limiting Felons’ Voting Rights (4/16/09)
- Calif. candidates raise more than $1 billion (4/13/09)
- ‘Late’ balloting is likely to be reviewed (4/09/09)
- Registration in 1st District vote scrutinized (4/02/09)
March, 2009
- Calif. bans voting machine with software error (3/31/09)
- Voting-machine company settles suit with state (3/20/09)
- Diebold admits voting machine flaw (3/18/09)
- Bowen sponsors elections bill (3/17/09)
- Electronic Voting Flaw Eyed by California (3/17/09)
- California finds e-voting software had errors, data deletion functions (3/04/09)
- California Secretary of State Investigating "Deck Zero" Voting Machine Error (3/03/09)
- Supervisors debate electronic voting use (3/03/09)
February, 2009
- State considers decertifying election software (2/22/09)
- Trial Begins in Voter Fraud Case (2/19/09)
- Case threatens voting rights (2/07/09)
- D.A. considers 211 cases of possible voter fraud (2/06/09)
- Pappas Lays Out Voter Fraud Case (2/02/09)
- November's election certified, Riverside County vote count continues (2/01/09)
January, 2009
December, 2008
November, 2008
- Crush of absentee, provisional ballots leaves count unfinished (11/06/08)
- County elections chief: Many voters, few problems (11/05/08)
October, 2008
- Wells Fargo will use employees as poll workers in "corporate sponsorship" deal with Orange County (10/23/08)
- Voter Registrar Glitch Sparks Spat with 73-Year-Old Poll Worker (10/21/08)
- Clerks fear a 'tsunami' on election day (10/20/08)
- L.A. County probes possible errors in absentee ballot mailing (10/20/08)
- Signature-gatherer arrested in voter fraud (10/19/08)
- Group is blaming workers for errors in voter registration (10/17/08)
- Despite lawsuit, state OKs Merced County's voting machines (10/16/08)
- Campaign manager pleads no contest to violating the state's election law (10/09/08)
- Foreclosure victims may lose voting rights if they don't re-register (10/05/08)
- California: Online Voter Registration (10/02/08)
September, 2008
- California Creating Online Voter Registration System (9/30/08)
- Counting Every Vote (9/28/08)
- Madera school board election nullified before the vote (9/25/08)
- Madera judge nullifies school election before it's held (9/24/08)
- After complaints, Riverside County agrees to audit of electoral process (9/17/08)
- Voter registration fraud alleged by Democrats (9/16/08)
August, 2008
- Calif. may allow online voter registration (8/28/08)
- State Officials Taking Aim at Fair Ballot Practices (8/25/08)
- Unloved e-voting machines cluttering warehouses, losing value fast (8/21/08)
- Group seeks tighter ballot security in San Diego (8/08/08)
- Chula Vista woman's doubled-up voter registration gets straightened out (8/06/08)
- Voting machine gets LinuxWorld tryout (8/02/08)
July, 2008
- Online Voter Registration Bill Introduced (7/31/08)
- Calif. official votes for optical scans, hand tallies (7/30/08)
- Online voter registration close to reality (7/30/08)
- New voter registration card is more 'user-friendly,' state official says (7/28/08)
- Online voter registration bill may be enacted (7/28/08)
- California Voter Registration Form Has New Format for “Party” Choice (7/24/08)
- California redesigns voter registration card (7/23/08)
- Editorial: Your vote counts ... (7/21/08)
- VA Ban on Voter Registration Drives for Injured Vets Becomes National Fight (7/18/08)
- Percent of Sequoia Voting Machines Flawed (7/14/08)
Litigation
Active Cases
There are no active cases in California that Election Law @ Moritz is covering at this time.
Archived Cases
- San Diego County v. Bowen (Voting Technology)
- San Francisco v. Election Systems & Software Inc. (Voting Technology)
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Commentary
FAQ on social welfare organizations
Donald B. Tobin
The Frank E. and Virginia H. Bazler Designated Professor in Business Law and a senior fellow at Election Law @ Moritz explains the nuances of social welfare organizations and federal regulations related to them.
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